Balloon toy



Sept. 16 1924.

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Application filed June 2,

To all whom it concern:

Be it known that we, ALVIN J. SWARTZ and CLYDE O. Roosn, citizens of theUnited States.

and residents, respectivel of Willard, in the county of Huron and tateof Ohio, and Norwalk, in the count of Huron and State of Ohio, haveinvente certain new and useful Improvements in Balloon Toys, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

'lhe invention'relates to improvements in balloon toys, and one of theobjectsof the in- 1 an erect position. 7

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will appear inthe follow- .ing detailed description, when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, in which: I

Figure lis a perspective view of the balloon toy imitating a fancifulfigure of a human.

F i re 2 is a vertical section through a leg and oot of-the fancifulfigure.

Flgure 3 is a perspective view of the-balloon toy imitating a fancifulfigure of a pig.

F1 re 4 is a vertical section through a leg and cot of the fancifulfigure. I

Referrm to the drawings more in detail and partic arly to Figures 1 and2, numeral 1 mdicates a conventional balloon made preferably of thinrubber, and havin fea-' tures thereon so that it will represent aanciful figure of a human. The balloon is also provided with theconventional valve 2, pre senting means for iating and deflating theballoon.

The legs and feet of the figure are indicated by numerals 3 and 4,respectively. These lo and feet are preferably molded rubber, t oughthey may be constructed of 7 any suitable material and are attached to Ithe balloon bag in any desired manner, as by rubber cement. The legs aremade hollow and the walls thereof are preferably very,

thin at the top where they are connected "to 1922. Serial No. 585,9.

the balloon bag, and gradually increase in thickness toward the foot.Weights 5, 5 are attached to the feet in any in the form illustrated t eweights being molded in the rubber foot, one weight bein arranged in thetoe and the other in the bee thereof.

flating valve 7 representing its tail. lhe legs and feet 8 and 9,respectively, are referably molded rubber though they may e constructedof any suitable material and are attached to the balloon bag in anymannor that may be found desirable, as by rubber cement. The walls ofthe legs are very thin at the point where they are attached to theballoon, and gradually lncrease in thickness toward the foot. In thepreferred condesired manner,

Referring to Figures 3 and 4, numeral 6 indicates an ordinary toyballoon representing the body of a pig, having the features of aindicated thereon, and the inflating an e struction of the toy a weight10 is molded in c the foot. I It is to be understood. thatone of thematerial features of this invention consists in so desi' 'ngandconstructing thetoy that it wil always assume a predetermined- 'factthat the width of the inflated body is as y ractice the use'of a weighthas dy portion is extremely only slightly greater than the width of thebase on which it is carried.

The figures may be knocked over and bounced about, but the will alwaysalight ontheir feet. The evice is also well adapted to use as awatertoy, for the figures will float on the sufaoe, and the weights-willcause them to always assume an erect position.

The invention is not limited, of course, to

any articular figure, for as previously eta the invention may be used inconnection with figures of humans, animals, fish,birds,etc.. l

- Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new is:

1. A balloon toy, includin an inflatable I bag designed to represent aanciful figure,

and means connected with said bag and so positioned and of such weightas to cause said toy to assume an erect position on any surface, saidmeans forming a part of the fanciful figure.

2. A balloon toy, including a conventional toy balloon designed torepresent a fanciful arrangement being such that the toy will alwaysassume an erect position on any surface.

4. A balloon toy, including an inflatable bag, a plurality of combinedlegs and feet 25 attached to said bag, and a weight provided aeoaaao inthe heel and toe of each of'said feet, the construction and arrangementbeing such that the toy will always assume an erect position on anysurface.

5. A balloon toy, including a conventional toy balloon designed torepresent a figure, a plurality of combined legs and feet attached tosaid balloon, said legs and feet being made of rubber, or other suitablematerial, and a weight secured in each of said feet, the constructionand arrangement being such that the toy will always assume an erectposition on any surface.

6. A balloon toy, including a conventional toy balloon designed torepresent a figure,

a plurality of combined legs and feet attached to said balloon, saidlegs and feet being made of rubber, and a weight secured in the heel andtoe of each of said feet, the construction and arrangement being suchthat the toy will always assume an erect position on any surface.

ALVIN J. SWARTZ, CLYDE o. noose.

